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Grateful Dead Live at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on 1983-06-18

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1983-06-18 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, Jim Wise, Charlie Miller

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1

Bertha-> Jack Straw, Bird Song, Mexicali Blues-> Big River, Althea, Hell In A Bucket-> Deal

Set 2

Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Playin' In The Band-> Drums-> The Wheel-> Playin' In The Band Reprise-> Morning Dew, Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away-> Touch Of Gray, E:Don't Ease Me In-> E: One More Saturday Night

Notes

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Best Morning Dew ever!!!
-- Recorded By Jim Wise
-- Thanks to Jim Wise for lending me his master cassettes
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

Addeddate: 2009-12-11 00:57:31

Identifier: gd1983-06-18.senn421.wise.miller.103285.flac16

Lineage: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Adobe Audition v1.5 -> Samplitude Professional v10.22 -> FLAC/16

Location: Saratoga Springs, NY

Run time: 171:03.14

Source: Sennheiser 421 -> Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/Maxell UDXLII-C90/Dolby B)

Taped by: Jim Wise

Transferred by: Charlie Miller

Type: sound

Venue: Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Year: 1983

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Reviewer: Al from Buffalo - - June 5, 2023
Subject: Brent's sly musical cue

Aside from the fact that the Scarlet was over-the-top high energy, it opened the 2nd set just as the rain abated a bit. Listen closely at the beginning. Brent weaves in the opening melody of I Can See Clearly Now (the rain is gone). A true musician, Brent heard the similarity in the chord sequence, which matches perfectly, and threw in a little fun. This is probably the only time you'll hear Roberta Flack and the GD mentioned in the same sentence!

Reviewer: Terrapin Landing - - April 5, 2022
Subject: One of the best of '83

Decent quality AUD recording. Quite nice actually.

Set 1 highlights: Things are fairly standard until the excellent Hell in a Bucket>Deal.

Set 2 HIGHlights: LOTS of songs and big jams. Not the best Morning Dew ever, but perhaps the best of '83. Each year has it's own "best" Morning Dew, IMO. Jerry's vocals are on point!

Reviewer: Niass200 - - March 21, 2016
Subject: No sbds or quality

and this is the 1st show there. Like 4/27/84, that's hard to understand. No rating I can't hear anything./

Reviewer: njpg - - June 21, 2012
Subject: Maybe it's the sound quality,

which CM maybe did all he could with to no avail, but I find this an OK but unremarkable listen. Hard to hear any peaks, as the sound is very flat.

Reviewer: Ficus - - April 26, 2011
Subject: Spring tour '83

How can you complain with a fantastic S>F, and one of the best Dews ever? Very hot show. Gotta love '83 Dead.

Reviewer: 20Hz - - November 12, 2010
Subject: Da Bomb

It's probably due to the lack (and subpar) recordings of this insane show, but I still challenge ANY deadhead to find a more powerful, raucous & vicious version of Scarlet>Fire. Yes, the Dew is beyond stellar, but you will never hear so many crescendos in S>F than on this glorious night. This is GD meets heavy metal. Put your headphones on (not stereo speakers) and you will easily see why. The band was in another universe this night and the 2nd set outlasted Healy's cassette recording which is why this gem has never received it's attention due. Thanks to Jim Wise and Jeff Silberman for capturing what the band couldn't.

Reviewer: Jack_straw22 - - October 26, 2010
Subject: One For the Ages

As good as it may sound here, BEING there was the real treat. Drove up that morning from Long Island, doses at the ready. Pouring rain and The Boys made it a true wet dream. While the 1st set is no slouch, the second set was truly insane. From the first notes of Scarlet, me and the road trip crew were at 30,000 and ready for the onslaught. Maybe the most intense show I ever attended. The Dew...oh, The Dew...The Ballston Spa hotel we helped refurbish is a prominent memory...Just like Crazy Otto, Chaz and Dano...

P.S. How can there NOT be a board of this for Charlie Miller to work his magic on???

Reviewer: jjg4762 - - May 12, 2010
Subject: I can see clearly now the rain is gone

I love the begining of Scarlet and of Fire. If you remember how much it rained,then listen to the I can see clearly now the rain is gone from the organ. I love the way the boys were always so intune to the days events. Again it can be heard just before Fire. I know we all spoke it after and is nice to confirm it here.

Reviewer: Out_To_Lunch - - December 11, 2009
Subject: For years I've pined for this....

Words fail.
With this and 11-29-80, I'm eternally content.
Thank You Jim Wise. May they name a spring after you - may it run forever.

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